2021 Softball Roster
Kuma, Sydney
Jersey Number 6
Sydney Kuma
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Washington Union HS
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
Career Honors and Awards
2023 NFCA Third Tram All-America… 2023 Softball America Second Team All-America… 2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region… 2023 First Team All-SEC… SEC All-Defensive Team (2B)…2022 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team… 2022 All-SEC Second Team… 2020 SEC All-Newcomer Team… 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll… UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
2024 // Graduate
Named Preseason All-SEC… Ranked #36 on D1Softball's Top 100 Players and #84 on Softball America's Top 100 Players… Ranked #4 by D1Softball and #4 by Softball America among second basemen… Graduated in December 2023 with Sport Management degree.
2023 // Senior
Named NFCA Third Team All-America… Named Softball America Second Team All-America… Named First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region… Named First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team (2B)… Started all 57 games at second base… Led Georgia with a .379 batting average, scattering 58 hits including 12 doubles, a triple, and 12 home runs slugging .706… Drove in 49 RBI and scored 41 times… Drew 18 walks and was hit by pitch a team-best eight times for a .459 on-base percentage… Stole five bases… Recorded 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games… Led the team with season-best 12 game hitting streak and 14 game on-base streaks… Finished top 10 in the SEC in batting average, sac flies (7), and slugging while finishing top 15 in home runs, on base percentage, RBI per game, and total bases… Fielded .971 at second, recording 96 assists… Hit .323 in SEC games with five home runs and 12 RBI… Hit .357 in the NCAA Tournament with a home run and four RBI… Knocked her second career grand slam and drove in a career-best six runs against Boise State (2/10)… Scattered three hits including a home run against No. 19 Stanford (2/17)… Softball America Preseason All-America… Ranked 79th in D1Softball's D100 Player Rankings heading into the season… Ranked 50th on Softball America’s Preseason Top 100… Ranked 84th on ExtraInningSB's Extra Elite 100.
2022 // Junior
Named NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team and All-SEC Second Team… Was the lone Bulldog to start 60 games, all at second base… Hit .333 with 56 total hits… Knocked 14 home runs with 11 doubles and a triple… 14 home runs ranked 16th in the SEC… Slugged .661 with 111 total bases… Recorded 42 RBI… 0.93 RBI per game ranked fifth in the SEC… Scored a team-best 55 runs… 0.92 runs per game ranked seventh in the SEC… Finished the season with a .443 on-base clip with 25 walks and a team-leading nine hit-by-pitch… Stole 10 bases on 13 attempts… Hit two home runs in the 12-4 win over #12 Tennessee (4/10), first the two-run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the first, then a solo shot that sparked a two-out, four-run inning in the second… Recorded three hits, scored four times, and drove in four runs against No. 21 LSU (4/24)… Recorded a career-best five RBI against Bryant (2/25)… Concluded the SEC season with a .324 average with 24 hits including six home runs, driving in 16 runners… Finished tied for fourth with 22 runs scored against Conference opponents… Recorded 11 multi-hit games with 10 multi-RBI games… Hit two home runs and scored three times in the NCAA Regional… Ranked 119th on D1 Softball’s 150 Top Players of 2022… Member of the UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee… Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2021 // Sophomore
Was the lone Bulldog to start every game at the same position, making 57 starts at second… Named to the SEC All-Newcomer Team… Hit .293 and led the team with 184 at bats, 54 hits, 42 runs, 15 home runs, 39 RBI and 103 total bases… Slugged .560 on the season… 15 home runs co-led the team with Lacey Fincher and finished 10th in the SEC… 103 total bases finished 21 in the league… Picked up 13 multi-hit games including a three-hit game at Ole Miss (3/26)… Finished with 11 multi-RBI games… Strung together a six-game hitting streak and eight-game on-base streak… Recorded first career multi-home run game with two against Kent State (2/20)… Hit three home runs in one day: two at Georgia State and one against Miami (Ohio) (2/27)… Hit two home runs in the April 20 doubleheader against #1 Oklahoma including a three-run home run in the fifth inning of game two of the doubleheader… Tied a career-high three runs scored against Western Kentucky (5/21) in the first game of the NCAA Regional… Two-RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the sixth tied the game against #13 Duke (5/23) in the NCAA Regional final… Hit a two-run home run to spark a three-run fifth inning, opening a 6-0 lead in the final game of the Super Regional at #4 Florida (5/29)… Had a hit and scored a run against #5 Oklahoma State (6/3) in the WCWS.
2020 // Freshman
Started all 28 games at shortstop as a true freshman… Led the squad with a .438 batting average, the fourth-best in the SEC… Knocked eight doubles, two triples, and a pair of home runs while driving in 24 runs… Co-led the team with 17 walks with a team-best .549 on-base percentage… 32 total hits ranked 10th in the league… Ranked second on the team with 28 runs scored (1.00/game)… Finished the season on a team-long 20-game on-base streak… Scored a season-high three runs against #21 James Madison (2/21)… Recorded a three-hit performance against Central Michigan (2/22)… Recorded nine multi-hit games and co-led the team with nine multi-RBI performances including back-to-back three-RBI games against #21 James Madison and Central Michigan on Feb. 21… Had two doubles against Western Carolina (2/29)… Drew a pair of walk in four separate games.
High School
Played two seasons at Washington Union High School… Was a three-sport athlete for the Panthers, participating in soccer and volleyball aside from softball… Was named the league MVP during her junior softball campaign as well as her junior soccer season… The third baseman hit .585 as a junior with 10 home runs and 21 runs driven in while scoring 47 runs and only striking out twice in 95 plate appearances… She slugged 1.323 with a .716 on-base percentage… In the circle, she finished 8-4 with a 1.63 ERA in 17 appearances and 90.1 innings pitched… Fanned 175 opposing hitters… Prior to Washington Union, she was a three-sport athlete for Caruthers Blue Raiders as a freshman and sophomore… As a freshman, Kuma helped lead Caruthers to a 21-4-3 record and a league championship… Hit .622 with nine home runs, three triples, 14 doubles, 40 RBIs and 42 runs, and slugged 1.195… She was 20-4 with 260 strikeouts in 164 innings… As a sophomore, she hit .613 with five home runs… In the circle, she finished the season 12-4 in 18 appearances… On the soccer field, Kuma scored 82 goals in her two seasons at Caruthers and 14 as a junior at WUHS. During her senior volleyball campaign, she averaged 5.4 kills/set (605 total kills) while hitting .245 as an outside hitter with 59 service aces along with 389 digs.
Personal
Daughter of Kelli and David Kuma… Has three younger brothers: Keanu, Julian, and Jaxson… Born Feb. 25, 2001… Graduated with Sport Management degree in Dec. 2023.
2023 NFCA Third Tram All-America… 2023 Softball America Second Team All-America… 2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region… 2023 First Team All-SEC… SEC All-Defensive Team (2B)…2022 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team… 2022 All-SEC Second Team… 2020 SEC All-Newcomer Team… 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll… UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
2024 // Graduate
Named Preseason All-SEC… Ranked #36 on D1Softball's Top 100 Players and #84 on Softball America's Top 100 Players… Ranked #4 by D1Softball and #4 by Softball America among second basemen… Graduated in December 2023 with Sport Management degree.
2023 // Senior
Named NFCA Third Team All-America… Named Softball America Second Team All-America… Named First Team NFCA All-Southeast Region… Named First Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team (2B)… Started all 57 games at second base… Led Georgia with a .379 batting average, scattering 58 hits including 12 doubles, a triple, and 12 home runs slugging .706… Drove in 49 RBI and scored 41 times… Drew 18 walks and was hit by pitch a team-best eight times for a .459 on-base percentage… Stole five bases… Recorded 14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games… Led the team with season-best 12 game hitting streak and 14 game on-base streaks… Finished top 10 in the SEC in batting average, sac flies (7), and slugging while finishing top 15 in home runs, on base percentage, RBI per game, and total bases… Fielded .971 at second, recording 96 assists… Hit .323 in SEC games with five home runs and 12 RBI… Hit .357 in the NCAA Tournament with a home run and four RBI… Knocked her second career grand slam and drove in a career-best six runs against Boise State (2/10)… Scattered three hits including a home run against No. 19 Stanford (2/17)… Softball America Preseason All-America… Ranked 79th in D1Softball's D100 Player Rankings heading into the season… Ranked 50th on Softball America’s Preseason Top 100… Ranked 84th on ExtraInningSB's Extra Elite 100.
2022 // Junior
Named NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team and All-SEC Second Team… Was the lone Bulldog to start 60 games, all at second base… Hit .333 with 56 total hits… Knocked 14 home runs with 11 doubles and a triple… 14 home runs ranked 16th in the SEC… Slugged .661 with 111 total bases… Recorded 42 RBI… 0.93 RBI per game ranked fifth in the SEC… Scored a team-best 55 runs… 0.92 runs per game ranked seventh in the SEC… Finished the season with a .443 on-base clip with 25 walks and a team-leading nine hit-by-pitch… Stole 10 bases on 13 attempts… Hit two home runs in the 12-4 win over #12 Tennessee (4/10), first the two-run go-ahead home run in the bottom of the first, then a solo shot that sparked a two-out, four-run inning in the second… Recorded three hits, scored four times, and drove in four runs against No. 21 LSU (4/24)… Recorded a career-best five RBI against Bryant (2/25)… Concluded the SEC season with a .324 average with 24 hits including six home runs, driving in 16 runners… Finished tied for fourth with 22 runs scored against Conference opponents… Recorded 11 multi-hit games with 10 multi-RBI games… Hit two home runs and scored three times in the NCAA Regional… Ranked 119th on D1 Softball’s 150 Top Players of 2022… Member of the UGA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee… Named to the Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2021 // Sophomore
Was the lone Bulldog to start every game at the same position, making 57 starts at second… Named to the SEC All-Newcomer Team… Hit .293 and led the team with 184 at bats, 54 hits, 42 runs, 15 home runs, 39 RBI and 103 total bases… Slugged .560 on the season… 15 home runs co-led the team with Lacey Fincher and finished 10th in the SEC… 103 total bases finished 21 in the league… Picked up 13 multi-hit games including a three-hit game at Ole Miss (3/26)… Finished with 11 multi-RBI games… Strung together a six-game hitting streak and eight-game on-base streak… Recorded first career multi-home run game with two against Kent State (2/20)… Hit three home runs in one day: two at Georgia State and one against Miami (Ohio) (2/27)… Hit two home runs in the April 20 doubleheader against #1 Oklahoma including a three-run home run in the fifth inning of game two of the doubleheader… Tied a career-high three runs scored against Western Kentucky (5/21) in the first game of the NCAA Regional… Two-RBI single up the middle in the bottom of the sixth tied the game against #13 Duke (5/23) in the NCAA Regional final… Hit a two-run home run to spark a three-run fifth inning, opening a 6-0 lead in the final game of the Super Regional at #4 Florida (5/29)… Had a hit and scored a run against #5 Oklahoma State (6/3) in the WCWS.
2020 // Freshman
Started all 28 games at shortstop as a true freshman… Led the squad with a .438 batting average, the fourth-best in the SEC… Knocked eight doubles, two triples, and a pair of home runs while driving in 24 runs… Co-led the team with 17 walks with a team-best .549 on-base percentage… 32 total hits ranked 10th in the league… Ranked second on the team with 28 runs scored (1.00/game)… Finished the season on a team-long 20-game on-base streak… Scored a season-high three runs against #21 James Madison (2/21)… Recorded a three-hit performance against Central Michigan (2/22)… Recorded nine multi-hit games and co-led the team with nine multi-RBI performances including back-to-back three-RBI games against #21 James Madison and Central Michigan on Feb. 21… Had two doubles against Western Carolina (2/29)… Drew a pair of walk in four separate games.
High School
Played two seasons at Washington Union High School… Was a three-sport athlete for the Panthers, participating in soccer and volleyball aside from softball… Was named the league MVP during her junior softball campaign as well as her junior soccer season… The third baseman hit .585 as a junior with 10 home runs and 21 runs driven in while scoring 47 runs and only striking out twice in 95 plate appearances… She slugged 1.323 with a .716 on-base percentage… In the circle, she finished 8-4 with a 1.63 ERA in 17 appearances and 90.1 innings pitched… Fanned 175 opposing hitters… Prior to Washington Union, she was a three-sport athlete for Caruthers Blue Raiders as a freshman and sophomore… As a freshman, Kuma helped lead Caruthers to a 21-4-3 record and a league championship… Hit .622 with nine home runs, three triples, 14 doubles, 40 RBIs and 42 runs, and slugged 1.195… She was 20-4 with 260 strikeouts in 164 innings… As a sophomore, she hit .613 with five home runs… In the circle, she finished the season 12-4 in 18 appearances… On the soccer field, Kuma scored 82 goals in her two seasons at Caruthers and 14 as a junior at WUHS. During her senior volleyball campaign, she averaged 5.4 kills/set (605 total kills) while hitting .245 as an outside hitter with 59 service aces along with 389 digs.
Personal
Daughter of Kelli and David Kuma… Has three younger brothers: Keanu, Julian, and Jaxson… Born Feb. 25, 2001… Graduated with Sport Management degree in Dec. 2023.
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 3 Postgame Press Conference
Monday, May 26
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 2 Postgame Press Conference
Saturday, May 24
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Game 2 TV Highlights
Saturday, May 24
Georgia Softball vs Florida NCAA Super Regional Postgame Press Conference
Friday, May 23
